Palettes / Colors / #85BEFE

#85BEFE — Light Vivid Blue

#85BEFE is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #85BEFE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#85BEFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FEC686; it also sits naturally between #86FAFE and #8A86FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 52% · Green 75% · Blue 100%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #85BEFE

.text { color: #85BEFE; }
.background { background-color: #85BEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85BEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 190, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 98%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85BEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 190, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85BEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 190, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85BEFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85BEFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEC686:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85BEFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85BEFE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #85BEFE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #85BEFE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #85BEFE?

#85BEFE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 133, 190, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85BEFE?

#85BEFE is RGB 133, 190, 254 — HSL 212°, 98%, 76% — CMYK 48%, 25%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #85BEFE?

Its complement is #FEC686; analogous partners are #86FAFE and #8A86FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85BEFE for text?

Black text on #85BEFE has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.